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Night photograph of a large crowd walking along a palm-lined path under a dark sky with a moon visible at top. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear sarees in pink, gold-green, orange and blue prints. Street lamps and warm-lit decorative arches stand in the distance, and a few lit structures line the road. The crowd fills the foreground and midground, with several people turning toward the camera.

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November 27 20122012-11-27Night photo of a large open-air crowd moving along a path lined with strings of paper lanterns and hanging decorations overhead. Banana leaf arches frame the right side. At the far end a lit stage or dais with an illuminated central structure stands under floodlights. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and mundus; women wear saris in orange, pink, green and white. Some men wear red and white head cloths. Many people are visible, mostly in the middle and foreground.2010-01-08November 27 20122012-11-27A night-time outdoor photograph of a large crowd queuing behind bamboo barricades at a festival-like event. Strings of colourful triangular flags and a tent canopy run along the left, and bright floodlights light the scene. Many people in white shirts, dhotis and saris walk and wait, with a woman in a green sari and a man in an orange turban near the front of the line. The ground is dusty and a stage area glows in the distance. No individual a person candidate is clearly visible in this view.2012-01-08April 17 20112011-04-17December 29 20102010-12-29Night photograph of a large crowd of men walking along a lit path at an outdoor festival ground. Most wear collared shirts and checked or striped shirts, while several wear white shirts with cream or yellow dhotis. Coloured umbrellas shade the path, and strings of small lights line the edges beside a green metal gate. Stalls with awnings stand to the left, and a brightly lit structure glows in the distance under a dark sky with a moon.2012-11-27A night photograph of a crowded outdoor street during the Karthikai Deepam festival at Tiruvannamalai, with a dark hill silhouetted under a faint moon. Many devotees walk along the lane in white and light clothing, several women wear sarees in green, red and maroon with flower-patterned prints, and a man in a white vest stands at the left. Colourful umbrellas shade roadside stalls and lamp-lit shopfronts, and banners are attached to a stall on the left. Strings of lights glow in the background, and a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti walks at the right edge.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A large night-time outdoor gathering under bright floodlights, with a dense crowd of many men, women and children in mostly white shirts and dhotis, saris and salwar in orange, pink, green and blue. Several elderly men have white hair and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the distance a lit stage with a backdrop displays a deity image, flanked by strings of lights, and a long single-storey building with a green roof stands at right. No individual can be identified as a person from this view.2012-04-06Night photograph of a large crowd walking along a dirt road toward a brightly lit stage at the far end. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, while a few figures in orange or saffron cloth stand near the right side. Strings of purple and white fairy lights line both sides of the road, and a red wall runs along the right. The crowd suggests a festival procession, though no specific ritual object or deity form is clearly visible.2016-03-07Night photograph of a large open ground at a festival gathering. A dense crowd of people, many in white clothing and some in colourful saris and shirts, stands and walks across a dusty ground. Strings of small lights and tall lamp posts outline the area, and a lit stage or shrine structure with a framed image sits in the distance below a dark hill. Some people carry bags and one elderly woman in white stands in the foreground.2011-04-17